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Taranaki Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 144131, 28 June 1913, Page 7

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Bans OF ENGLAND RETURNS. By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. LONDON, Jon© 27. Tho Bank of England returns for the week ending Wednesday last are as follow: — Gold coin, £36,771,000. Reserve, £28.214,000. Note circulation, £28,653,000. Public deposits, £18,032,000. Other deposits, _ Government securities, £12,/58,000. Other securities, £36,191,000. Proportion of reserve to liabilities, 47.53.' THE MONEY MARKET. Bank rate, 4J- per cent. Short loans, 31 per cent. Three months’ bills, 4§ per cent. Paris, 3} per cent. Berlin, 51 per cent. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. The following aro tho latest quotations for Government securities:— 2i per cent. Consols, £72 1/s 6d; fall 4 per cent. New South Wales, £lO1 J Ul cent. New South Wales, £B9; unchanged. 3 per cent. New South Wales, £B2; unchanged. 4 per cent. Victoria, £99; unchanged. 3J per cent. Victoria, £93; unchanged. 3 per cent. Victoria, £77; unchanged. . 31 per cent. South Australia, £BJ; unchanged. 3 por cent. South Australia, .£//), unchanged. . 4 per cent. Queensland, £99; unchanged. 3i per cent. Queensland, £93'; unchanged. 3 per cent. Queensland, £76; unchanged. ; „ , , 4 per cent. New Zealand, £iuu; unchanged. . , 31 per cent. New Zealand, £88; unchanged. New ’ Zea l an d, £77; unchanged. 3J per cent. Tasmania, £88; unchanged. 3 per cent. Tasmania, £81; unchanged. . 31 per cent. West Australia, £88; unchanged. 3 per cent. West Australia, £B2; unchanged. • ' LONDON MARKETS. LONDON, June 27. Wheat: Cargoes are inactive, with a downward tendency. Australian cargoes sold at 375, spot 39s 6d. Flour; Is quiet. Australian, spot, 37s 6d; Juno shipments, 365. Oats: Steady. La Plata June and July shipments 16s. Beans and peas: Quiet and unchanged. Butter: The market ia dull and unchanged; little but choicest Colonial is being offered, secondary is not wanted. .Cheese: New Zealand, coloured 61s, white 63?. Copper: Spot £64, three months £64 7s 60Tin: Spot £199, three months £2OO. Pig iron, 54s lid. Lead, £2O. Spelter, £2O 10s. Sugar: German 9s 3d, first marks 12s fd. Bradford wool: Dull; 64’s, 29jd; super 60’s, 291 d; common 60’s 28)d; ffiTs, 22d; 46’s, 17Jd; 40’s, 16d. The Antwerp sales opened with a good attendance, and moderate animation, and holders were firm at April prices. Out of 3092 bales of La Plata offered, 1160 were sold. AUCKLAND SHARE MARKET. (Special to Herald.) AUCKLAND, Juno 28. Messrs. Hendry and Hay (E. P. Webster local agent) report the following Stock Exchange quotations and sales:— Quotations. —Talisman sellers 37s 3d, buyers 375, Waihi 40s 9d and 40s 3d, Junction 19s 9d and 19s 4d, New Zealand Insurance 106 s and 103 s 6d, South British 75s 6d and 74s 9d. Sales. —Junction 19a 6d.